Olfactophobia | definition of olfactophobia by Medical dictionary Olfactophobia | definition of olfactophobia by Medical dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ol·fac·to·pho·bi·a (ol'fak-tō-fō'bē-ă), Synonym(s): osmophobia , osphresiophobia [L. olfactus, smell, + G. phobos, fear] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

Osphresiophobia | definition of osphresiophobia by Medical dictionary Osphresiophobia | definition of osphresiophobia by Medical dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ol·fac·to·pho·bi·a (ol'fak-tō-fō'bē-ă), Synonym(s): osmophobia , osphresiophobia [L. olfactus, smell, + G. phobos, fear] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Phobias dictionary definition | Phobias defined See also attitudes ; behavior ; fear ; manias ; -phile, -philia, -phily ; psychology .

N.B.: noun forms end in -phobe and adjective forms end in -phobic, unless otherwise noted. acarophobia a fear of skin infestation by mites or ticks. achluophobia scotophobia. acidophobia an inability to accommodate to acid soils, as certain plants. acousticophobia an abnormal fear of noise. acrophobia an abnormal fear of heights. Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsophobia. aelurophobia ailurophobia. aerophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of drafts. Cf. ancraophobia, anemophobia. agoraphobia an abnormal fear of being in crowded, public places, like markets. Cf. demophobia. agyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing streets. Also dromophobia. aichmophobia an abnormal fear of pointed objects. ailurophobia an abnormal fear of cats. Also called gatophobia, felinophobia. albuminurophobia a fear of albumin in one’s urine as a sign of kidney disease. algophobia an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia. altophobia acrophobia. amathophobia an abnormal fear of dust. amaxophobia an abnormal fear of being or riding in vehicles.

ancraophobia an abnormal fear of wind. Cf. aerophobia, anemophobia. androphobia 1. an abnormal fear of men. 2. a hatred of males. Cf. gynephobia. anemophobia an abnormal fear of drafts or winds. Cf. aerophobia, ancraophobia. anginophobia an abnormal fear of quinsy or other forms of sore throat. Anglophobia a hatred or fear of England and things English. anthophobia an abnormal fear of flowers. anthropophobia an abnormal fear of people, especially in groups. antlophobia an abnormal fear of floods. apeirophobia an abnormal fear of infinity. aphephobia an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called haphephobia, haptephobia, thixophobia. apiphobia, apiophobia an intense fear of bees. Also called melissophobia. arachnephobia an abnormal fear of spiders. asthenophobia an abnormal fear of weakness. astraphobia an abnormal fear of lightning. Cf. brontophobia, keraunophobia. astrophobia siderophobia. ataxiophobia, ataxophobia an abnormal fear of disorder.

atelophobia an abnormal fear of imperfection. atephobia an abnormal fear of ruin. aulophobia an abnormal fear of flutes. aurophobia an abnormal dislike of gold. automysophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty. Cf. misophobia. autophobia, autophoby an abnormal fear of being by oneself. Also called eremiophobia, eremophobia, monophobia. bacillophobia an abnormal fear of germs. Also called bacteriophobia. ballistophobia an abnormal fear of missiles. barophobia an abnormal fear of gravity. basiphobia in plants, an inability to accommodate to alkaline soils. bathmophobia an abnormal dislike or fear of walking. bathophobia 1. an abnormal fear of depth. 2. an intense dislike of bathing. batophobia 1. acrophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of passing high buildings. batrachophobia an abnormal fear of frogs and toads. belonephobia an abnormal fear of pins and needles. bibliophobia an abnormal dislike for books. blennophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of slime. Also called myxophobia. bogyphobia a dread of demons and goblins.

bromidrosiphobia an abnormal fear of having an unpleasant body odor. brontophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also called tonitrophobia. Cf. astraphobia, keraunophobia. cainophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of novelty. Also called cainotophobia, neophobia. carcinophobia an abnormal fear of cancer. Also called cancerophobia. cardiophobia an abnormal fear of heart disease. cathisophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sitting down. catoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors. Celtophobia an intense dislike of Celts. cenophobia, kenophobia an abnormal fear of a void or of open spaces. ceraunophobia keraunophobia. chaetophobia an abnormal fear of hair. cheimaphobia, cheimatophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of cold. Cf. cryophobia, psychrophobia. cherophobia an abnormal fear of gaiety. chinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of snow. cholerophobia an intense fear of cholera. chrematophobia an intense fear or dislike of wealth. chrometophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of money. chromophobia an abnormal fear of colors. chronophobia an abnormal discomfort concerning time.

cibophobia an abnormal fear of food. Also called sitophobia, sitiophobia. Cf. phagophobia. claustrophobia an abnormal fear of enclosed spaces. Also called cleistophobia. cleptophobia kleptophobia. clinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of going to bed. coitophobia an abnormal fear of sexual intercourse. Also called genophobia. Cf. erotophobia. cometophobia an abnormal fear of cornets. computerphobia intense fear or dislike for computers and things associated with them. coprophobia an abnormal fear of excrement. cremnophobia an abnormal fear of precipices. cryophobia an abnormal fear of ice or f rost. Cf. cheimaphobia. crystallophobia an abnormal fear of glass. Also called hyalophobia. cymophobia an abnormal fear of waves. cynophobia 1. an intense dread of dogs. 2. kynophobia. cypridophobia an abnormal fear of venereal disease. Also called venereophobia. deipnophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of dining and dinner conversation. demonophobia an abnormal fear of spirits. demophobia an intense dislike of crowds. Cf. agoraphobia.

dermatophobia an abnormal fear of skin disease. Also called dermatosiophobia, dermatopathophobia. dextrophobia an abnormal fear of objects on the right side of the body. Cf. levophobia. diabetophobia an intense fear of diabetes. dikephobia an abnormal fear or dislike of justice. dinophobia an abnormal fear of whirlpools. diplopiaphobia an abnormal fear of double vision. domatophobia an abnormal fear of being in a house. doraphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of fur. dromophobia 1. agyrophobia. 2. kinetophobia. dysmorphophobia an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others. Also called dysmorphomania. ecclesiophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of church. ecophobia, oecophobia, oikophobia an abnormal fear of or aversion to home surroundings. eisoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors. eleutherophobia an abnormal fear of freedom. elurophobia ailurophobia. emetophobia an abnormal fear of vomiting. enetophobia an abnormal fear of needles. entomophobia an abnormal fear of insects. eosophobia an abnormal fear of the dawn. eremiophobia, eremophobia autophobia.

ergasiophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of work. ergophobia a hatred of work. erotophobia an abnormal fear of sexual feelings and their physical expression. Also called miserotica. Cf. coitophobia. erythrophobia 1. an abnormal fear of the color red. 2. an abnormal fear of blushing. eurotophobia an abnormal fear of female genitals. febriphobia an abnormal fear of fever. felinophobia ailurophobia. Francophobia, Callophobia a hatred of France or things French. galeophobia an abnormal fear of sharks. Gallophobia Francophobia. gamophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of marriage. gatophobia ailurophobia. genophobia coitophobia. gephyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing a bridge. gerascophobia an abnormal fear of growing old. Germanophobia a hatred of Germany, or things German. Also called Teutophobia, Teutonophobia. geumophobia an abnormal fear of tastes or flavors. Cf. olfactophobia. glossophobia an abnormal fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. graphophobia a dislike of writing. gringophobia in Spain or Latin America, an intense dislike of white strangers.

gymnophobia an abnormal fear of nudity. Also called nudophobia. gynephobia , gynophobia an abnormal fear or hatred of women. Cf. androphobia, parthenophobia. hadephobia an abnormal fear of heil. Also called stygiophobia. haemaphobia hemophobia. hagiophobia an intense dislike for saints and the holy. hamartophobia an abnormal fear of error or sin. haphephobia, haphophobia, haptephobia, haptophobia aphephobia. Also called thixophobia. harpaxophobia an abnormal fear of robbers. Cf. kleptophobia. hedonophobia an abnormal fear of pleasure. heliophobia 1. an abnormal sensitivity to the effects of sunlight. 2. an abnormal fear of sunlight. helminthophobia an abnormal fear of being infested with worms. Cf. scoleciphobia. hemophobia an abnormal fear of the sight of blood. Also called hematophobia. herpetophobia an abnormal fear of reptiles. Cf. ophidiophobia. hierophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sacred objects. hippophobia an abnormal fear of horses. hodophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of travel.

homichlophobia an abnormal fear of fog. homilophobia a hatred for sermons. homophobia fear of or apprehension about homosexuality. Cf. uranophobia. hyalophobia crystallophobia. hydrophobia 1. an abnormal fear of water. 2. the occurrence in humans of rabies. Also called lyssa. hydrophobophobia an abnormal fear of rabies. Also called lyssophobia. Cf. kynophobia. hygrophobia an abnormal fear of liquids in any form, especially wine and water. hylephobia an intense dislike for wood or woods. hypengyophobia an abnormal fear of responsibility. Cf. paralipophobia. hypnophobia an abnormal fear of sleep. hypsophobia, hypsiphobia acrophobia. iatrophobia an abnormal fear of going to the doctor. ichthyophobia an abnormal fear of fish. iophobia an abnormal fear of poisons. Cf. toxiphobia. isopterophobia an abnormal fear of termites. Judophobism, Judophobia a hatred of Jews and of Jewish culture. Also called Judaeophobia. kakorrhaphiophobia an abnormal fear of failure or defeat.

katagelophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of ridicule. keraunophobia, ceraunophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning. Cf. astraphobia, brontophobia. kinetophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of motion. Also called dromophobia. kleptophobia, cleptophobia an abnormal fear of thieves or of loss through thievery. Cf. harpaxophobia. kopophobia an abnormal fear of mental or physical examination. cynophobia an abnormal fear of pseudorabies. Cf. hydrophobophobia. laliophobia, lalophobia an abnormal fear of talking. lepraphobia an abnormal fear of leprosy. levophobia an abnormal fear of objects on the left side of the body. Cf. dextrophobia. Iimnophobia an abnormal fear of lakes. linonophobia an abnormal fear of string. logophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of words. lyssophobia 1. an abnormal fear of becoming insane. 2. hydrophobophobia. maieusiophobia tocophobia. maniaphobia an abnormal fear of madness. mastigophobia rhabdophobia. mechanophobia an abnormal aversion to or fear of machinery. melissophobia apiphobia.

meningitophobia an abnormal fear of meningitis. merinthophobia an abnormal fear of being bound. metallophobia an abnormal fear of metals. meteorophobia an abnormal fear of meteors or meteorites. mysophobia an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt. Cf. automysophobia, rhypophobia. molysomophobia an abnormal fear of infection. monopathophobia an abnormal fear of sickness in a specified part of the body monophobia autophobia. motorphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of motor vehicles. musicophobia an intense dislike of music. musophobia 1. an abnormal fear of mice. 2. misophobia. mysophobia misophobia. mythophobia an abnormal fear of making false statements. myxophobia blennophobia. necrophobia 1. Also called thanatophobia. an abnormal fear of death. 2. an abnormal fear of corpses. Negrophobia a strong dislike or fear of Negroes. neophobia cainophobia. nephophobia an abnormal fear of clouds. noctiphobia an abnormal fear of the night. Cf. nyctophobia. nosophobia an abnormal fear of contracting disease. nudophobia, nudiphobia gymnophobia.

nyctophobia an abnormal fear of darkness or night. Cf. noctiphobia. ochlophobia an abnormal fear of crowds. ochophobia an abnormal fear of vehicles. odontophobia an abnormal fear of teeth, especially those of animals. odynophobia an abnormal fear of pain. Cf. algophobia. oenophobia, oinophobia a dislike of or hatred for wine. olfactophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of smells. Also called osmophobia, osphresiophobia. Cf. geumophobia. ombrophobia an abnormal fear of rain. ommatophobia an abnormal fear of eyes. onomatophobia an abnormal fear of a certain name. ophidiophobia an abnormal fear of snakes. Also called ophiophobia. Cf. herpetophobia. ornithophobia an abnormal fear of birds. osmophobia olfactophobia. osphresiophobia olfactophobia. ouranophobia uranophobia. paedophobia pedophobia. panophobia 1. a nonspecific fear; a state of general anxiety. 2. an abnormal fear of everything. Also panphobia, pantaphobia, pantophobia. papaphobia an intense fear or dislike of the pope or the papacy.

paralipophobia an abnormal fear of neglect of some duty. Cf. hypengyophobia. paraphobia an abnormal fear of sexual perversion. parasitophobia an abnormal fear of parasites. parthenophobia an extreme aversion to young girls. Cf. gynephobia. pathophobia an abnormal fear of disease. peccatiphobia, peccatophobia an abnormal fear of sinning. pediculophobia an abnormal fear of lice. Also called phthiriophobia. pedophobia, paedophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of dolls. pellagraphobia an abnormal fear of catching pellagra. peniaphobia an abnormal fear of poverty. phagophobia an abnormal fear of eating. Cf. cibophobia. pharmacophobia an abnormal fear of drugs. phasmophobia an abnormal fear of ghosts. Cf. pneumatophobia, spectrophobia. phengophobia an abnormal fear of daylight. philosophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of philosophy or philosophers. phobophobia an abnormal fear of fear itself. phonophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of noise. photalgiophobia an abnormal fear of photalgia, pain in the eyes caused by light. photophobia 1.

an abnormal fear of light. 2. a painful sensitivity to light, especially visually. Also called photodysphoria. 3. a tendency to thrive in reduced light, as exhibited by certain plants. phronemophobia an abnormal fear of thinking. phthiriophobia pediculophobia. phthisiophobia an abnormal fear of tuberculosis. Also called tuberculophobia. pneumatophobia an abnormal fear of incorporeal beings. Cf. phasmophobia, spectrophobia. pnigophobia an abnormal fear of choking. pogonophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of beards. poinephobia an abnormal fear of punishment. politicophobia a dislike or fear of politicians. polyphobia an abnormal fear of many things. Cf. panophobia, def. 2. ponophobia an abnormal fear of fatigue, especially through overworking. potamophobia a morbid fear of rivers. proctophobia Medicine. a mental apprehension in patients with a rectal disease. proteinphobia a strong aversion to protein foods. psychophobia an abnormal fear of the mind. psychrophobia an abnormal fear of the cold. Cf. cheimaphobia. pteronophobia an abnormal fear of feathers.

pyrexiophobia an abnormal fear of fever. Cf. thermophobia. pyrophobia an abnormal fear of fire. rhabdophobia 1. an abnormal fear of being beaten. 2. an abnormal fear of magic. rhypophobia an abnormal fear of filth. Cf. misophobia. Russophobism, Russophobia an excessive fear or dislike of Russians and things Russian. Satanophobia an excessive fear of Satan. scabiophobia an abnormal fear of scabies. scatophobia 1. coprophobia. 2. an abnormal dread of using obscene language. sciophobia an abnormal fear of shadows. scoleciphobia an abnormal fear of worms. Also called vermiphobia. Cf. helminthophobia. scopophobia an abnormal fear of being looked at. Also scoptophobia. scotophobia an abnormal fear of the dark. Also called achluophobia. selaphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of flashes of light. siderodromophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of railroads or of traveling on trains. siderophobia an abnormal fear of the stars. Also called astrophobia. sitophobia cibophobia.

Slavophobia fear or hatred of things Slavic, especially of their real or imagined political influence. spectrophobia an abnormal fear of specters or phantoms. Cf. phasmophobia, pneumatophobia. stasibasiphobia 1. an abnormal conviction that one cannot stand or walk. 2. an abnormal fear of attempting to do either. stygiophobia hadephobia. symmetrophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of symmetry. syphiliphobia, syphilophobia an abnormal fear of becoming infected with syphilis. Cf. cypridophobia. tabophobia an abnormal fear of a wasting sickness. tachophobia an abnormal fear of speed. taphephobia, taphiphobia, taphophobia an abnormal fear of being buried alive. tapinophobia an abnormal fear of small things. taurophobia an abnormal fear of bulls. teleophobia a dislike and rejection of teleology. telephonophobia an abnormal fear of using the telephone. teratophobia an abnormal fear of monsters or of giving birth to a monster. Teutophobia, Teutonophobia Germanophobia. thaasophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being idle. thalassophobia an abnormal fear of the sea.

thanatophobia necrophobia, def. 1. theatrophobia an abnormal fear of theaters. theophobia an abnormal fear of God. thermophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of heat. Cf. pyrexiophobia. thixophobia aphephobia. tocophobia, tokophobia an abnormal fear of childbirth. Also called maieusiophobia. tomophobia an abnormal fear of surgical operations. tonitrophobia, tonitruphobia brontophobia. topophobia Rare. an abnormal fear of certain places. toxiphobia, toxicophobia an abnormal fear of being poisoned. Cf. iophobia. traumatophobia an excessive or disabling fear of war or physical injury. tremophobia an abnormal fear of trembling. trichinophobia an abnormal fear of trichinosis. Also called trichophobia, trichopathophobia. tridecaphobia triskaidekaphobia. triskaidekaphobia an abnormal fear of the number 13. Also called tridecaphobia. trypanophobia vaccinophobia. tuberculophobia phthisiophobia. tyrannophobia an intense fear or hatred of tyrants. uranophobia 1. an abnormal fear of homosexuals and homosexuality.

Also homophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of the heavens. Also called ouranophobia. urophobia an abnormal fear of passing urine. vaccinophobia an abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination. Also called trypanophobia. venereophobia cypridophobia. vermiphobia scoleciphobia. xenophobia an abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners and strange things. xerophobia an abnormal fear of dryness and dry places, like deserts. zelophobia an abnormal fear of jealousy. zoophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of animals. Phobias: List With Explanations of Each Phobia - Disabled World Phobias: List With Explanations of Each Phobia Print Published: 2009-01-11 (Rev. 2016-03-23) - Contact: Ian Langtree at Disabled World Synopsis: List and definitions of some of the more common phobias in children and adults including social phobia.

About Phobia In clinical psychology, a phobia is defined as a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely, the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities. Main Document "A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. This is a list of some of the more common phobias." A phobia can be classified as a disability in that it can effect a persons psychological being and ability to perform certain tasks. A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. Most phobias are classified into two categories and, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), such phobias are considered to be sub-types of anxiety disorder. The two categories are: Specific phobias: Fear of particular objects or social situations that immediately results in anxiety and can sometimes lead to panic attacks.

Specific phobia may be further subdivided into five categories: animal type, natural environment type, situational type, blood-injection-injury type, and other. Agoraphobia: a generalized fear of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area, and of possible panic attacks that might follow. Agoraphobia may also be caused by various specific phobias such as fear of open spaces, social embarrassment (social agoraphobia), fear of contamination (fear of germs, possibly complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder) or PTSD ( post traumatic stress disorder ) related to a trauma that occurred out of doors. List of Common Phobias A B C D E G H I L M N O P R S T X Z A Agoraphobia - Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. Agoraphobia arises from an internal anxiety condition that has become so intense that the suffering individual fears going anywhere or doing anything where these feelings of panic have repeatedly occurred before.

Agoraphobia can come on suddenly or develop gradually, typically developing between the ages of 18 and 35. Symptoms include: strong feelings of panic, dread, terror, and horror recognizing that the anxiety is overblown, yet not being able to "talk yourself out of it" rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, and an overwhelming urge to flee the situation - all physical reactions associated with extreme fear going to great lengths to avoid the situation that causes fear. Arachnophobia - fear of spiders. Arachnophobia is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of spiders. It is among the most common of all phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to others (and sometimes to the sufferers themselves). People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs. Acidophobia, Acidophobic- preference for non-acidic conditions. The terms Acidophobe/Acidophobia//Acidophoby/Acidophobic refer to intolerance to acidic environments. The term is variously applied to plants, bacteria, protozoa, animals, chemical compounds, etc.

The anthonymous term is "acidophile". Cf. "alkaliphile". Acrophobia - Known by a number of names - Acrophobia, Altophobia, and Fear of Heights being the most common. Acrophobia can be dangerous, as sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Like all fears and phobias, altophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking heights or high levels and emotional trauma. Vertigo is often used, incorrectly, to describe the fear of heights, but it is more accurately described as a spinning sensation, which may be caused by looking down from a high place. Ailurophobia - fear of cats. Ailurophobia is a type of specific phobia. It is a persistent, irrational fear of cats. Algophobia - Algophobia is a phobia of pain, an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. Sensitivity may lead to algophobia, depending on the psychological makeup of the person, but sensitivity to pain could be on other than psychological grounds.

Anthropophobia - fear of people or being in a company, a form of social phobia . See our article on Overcoming Social Phobia . Anthropophobia is an extreme, pathological form of shyness and timidness. It may be manifested in fears of blushing, meeting the gaze of the others, awkwardness and uneasiness when appearing in society. Millions of people around the world suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder (also known as Social Phobia) and related conditions. Yet virtually everyone knows what it is like to feel shy or lacking in social confidence, often to an extent that can limit opportunities and happiness. Apiphobia, Melissophobia - fear of bees. Melissophobia - Fear of bees or bee stings, is a common fear among people. Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia - Aquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. They may avoid such activities as boating and swimming, or they may avoid swimming in the deep ocean despite having mastered basic swimming skills. Medical professionals indicate that aquaphobia may manifest itself in a person through their specific experiences or due to biological factors. Some people may develop the phobia as a reaction to a traumatic water experience.

Other individuals may suffer from an "instinctive reaction" to the water which arises separate from any observable factors. They have a gut reaction that limits their fundamental comfort level in any sort of casual water activities, such as swimming. Many people mistakenly refer to aquaphobia as 'hydrophobia'; hydrophobia is in fact a symptom of later-stage rabies, and manifests itself in humans as difficulty in swallowing, fear when presented with liquids to drink and an inability to quench one's thirst. Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia - Astraphobia, also known as Brontophobia, Keraunophobia, or Tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning, a type of a specific phobia. It is quite common in dogs and children. Symptoms of Astraphobia can be breathing difficulty, panic attacks, rapid heartbeat, nausea and sweating. These symptoms can manifest themselves in the form of a tantrum or fit, and might be easy to dismiss as such although a genuine phobia can cause the aforementioned feelings to be completely overwhelming. Children may act out as a result of not being able to cope with these symptoms and knowledge of why they are happening.

Autophobia - Autophobia (or Monophobia) is the phobia of being alone. Autophobia is a real personality disorder. The term is used to describe three different conditions: A fear of being alone, A fear of being egotistical, A fear of oneself. The third is the rarest of these conditions. Aviophobia, Aviatophobia - Fear of flying is a fear of being on a plane while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia. Fear of flying may be a distinct phobia in itself, or it may be an indirect manifestation of one or more other phobias, such as claustrophobia (a fear of enclosed spaces) or acrophobia (a fear of heights). It may have other causes as well. It is a symptom rather than a disease, and different causes may bring it about in different individuals. A fear of flying is a level of anxiety so great that it prevents a person from traveling by air, or causes great distress to a person when he or she is compelled to travel by air. The most extreme manifestations can include panic attacks or vomiting at the mere sight or mention of an aircraft or air travel.

B Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia - fear of microbes and bacteria. A person with bacteriophobia may have trouble getting rid of the fear of germs and is always worried about hygiene. Microphobia is similar to bacteriophobia as it is a morbid fear for small things such as microorganisms or germs. Biphobia - dislike of bisexuals. Biphobia is a term used to describe the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against bisexuality or LGBT people who are bisexual or perceived to be bisexual. C Chemophobia - prejudice against artificial substances in favor of natural substances. Chemophobia literally means "fear of chemicals" and may be used in various ways. It is most often used to describe the assumption that "chemicals" are bad and "natural" things are good. Chiroptophobia - Fear of bats, sometimes called chiroptophobia (an incorrect derivation from the order Chiroptera of bats) may refer both to a specific phobia associated with bats and to common negative stereotypes and fear of bats stemming from prejudices and misinformation. Cibophobia, Sitophobia - aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa .

A slow build occurs when a mild case of Cibophobia escalates over time to become a severe one. What is happening here is that the individual is 'accumulating' fearful associations to food or eating, so that the evidence used by the mind and nervous system is becoming increasingly irrefutable that fear is the appropriate emotion. That means that anxiety is created automatically in anticipation each time... creating a self-fulfilling prophesy. Claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces. Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder that involves the fear of enclosed or confined spaces. Claustrophobes may suffer from panic attacks, or fear of having a panic attack, in situations such as being in elevators, trains, or aircraft. It was found that 5-10.6% of people screened before an MRI scan had claustrophobia. Furthermore, it was found that 7% of patients had unidentified claustrophobia, and had to terminate the scanning procedure prematurely. 30% reported milder distress due to the necessity to lie in a confined space for a long time. For specific phobias in general, there is a lifetime prevalence rate of 7.2%-11.3%.

Other forms of Claustrophobia include conditions such as Agoraphobia and panic attacks. Coulrophobia - fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns). Coulrophobia is an abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns. It is not uncommon among children, but is also sometimes found in teenagers and adults as well. Sufferers sometimes acquire a fear of clowns after having a bad experience with one personally, or seeing a sinister portrayal of one in the media. A design study carried out by the University of Sheffield found that children are frightened by clown-themed decor in hospitals. This fear can arise from seeing a clown in person, or in pictures. Cynophobia - fear of dogs. Cynophobia is the clinical name for an abnormal fear of dogs. The dog is a domesticated super-predator; this in combination with increasing media coverage of dog attacks could be contributing factors for development of this fear. D Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia - fear of dentists and dental procedures. Dental fear refers to the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care.

A pathological form of this fear (specific phobia) is variously called dental phobia, odontophobia, dentophobia, dentist phobia, or dental anxiety. It is estimated that as many as 75% of US adults experiences some degree of dental fear, from mild to severe. Many people report that their dental fear began after a traumatic, difficult, and/or painful dental experience. Dental fear may also develop as people hear about others' traumatic experiences or negative views of dentistry. Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder - a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect. E Emetophobia - fear of vomiting. Emetophobia is the irrational fear of vomiting, being around others who are vomiting, and/or the vomit itself. In worst case scenarios, people with the phobia tend to avoid eating out, socializing and going to parties. They may hardly eat at all and that's why many are often diagnosed as anorexic, but not bulimic as this illness involves the induction of vomiting. Emetophobics will go to extraordinary lengths to avoid becoming violently sick.

Entomophobia - (also known as insectophobia) is the abnormal fear of or aversion to insects and similar arthropods, and even other "bugs", such as worms. Ephebiphobia - fear or dislike of youth. The irrational fear of youth is called ephebiphobia. First coined as the "fear and loathing of teenagers," today the phenomenon is recognized as the "inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational characterization of young people" in a variety of settings around the world. Equinophobia, Hippophobia - fear of horses. Equinophobia is a psychological fear of horses. Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia - fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating. An abnormal and persistent fear of work. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace environment even though they realize their fear is irrational.

Their fear may actually be a combination of fears, such fear of failing at assigned tasks, fear of speaking before groups at work, or fear of socializing with co-workers.The fear of work or functioning (also surgeon's fear of operating) can result in the following symptoms: breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality or a full blown anxiety attack. Erotophobia - fear of sexual love or sexual questions. Erotophobia is a term used by psychologists to describe sexuality on a personality scale. Erotophobes score high on one end of the scale that is characterized by expressions of guilt and fear about sex. Erotophobes are less likely to talk about sex, have more negative reactions to sexually explicit material, and have sex less frequently and with fewer partners over time. Erotophobia can also be the fear of marriage or romantic relationships, especially by a man or in regards to heterosexual romance. Erythrophobia - pathological blushing .

Erythrophobia is an unusual and persistent fear of Facial Blushing or blushing in general. Blushing displays a marked redness of one's face. The term is seldom applied except when the redness is construed as a result of embarrassment, shame, or modesty. If redness persists for abnormal amounts of time after blushing then it is considered an early sign of rosacea. Many who try to hide blushing usually end up making the condition even worse. G Genophobia, Coitophobia - fear of sexual intercourse. This phobia may be caused by actual sexual trauma (such as rape or molestation especially at an early age) or by witnessing a traumatic sexual act in real life or in the media. Gephyrophobia - fear of bridges. Gephyrophobia is an anxiety disorder brought about by the fear of bridges. As a result, sufferers of gephyrophobia may avoid route that will take them over bridges. Gerontophobia - fear of growing old or a hatred of the elderly. Glossophobia - Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. It is believed to be the single most common phobia affecting as much as 75% of the population.

Fear of oration is ranked even above that of death. Gymnophobia - fear of nudity. Gymnophobics experience anxiety from nudity, even if they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing others naked or being seen naked, or both. Their fear may stem from a general anxiety about sexuality, from a fear that they are physically inferior, or from a fear that their nakedness leaves them exposed and unprotected. Gynophobia - fear of women (also spelled as gynephobia) is an abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia used to be considered as among driving forces toward homosexuality. H Haptephobia - A fear of being touched, also called aphephobia, haphephobia, thixophobia. Heliophobia, Heliophobic - aversion to sunlight. Heliophobia - fear of sunlight. Heliophobia is a problem that afflicts hundreds of Americans, but one that suffers from a lack of true research. The Pacific Health Center suggested that many people have been staying away from the sun because of growing fears about skin cancer. This is not technically heliophobia, simply an unfounded and illogical solution. Hemophobia, Haemophobia - fear of blood.

Hemophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of blood. Acute cases of this fear can cause physical reactions that are uncommon in most other fears, specifically vasovagal syncope (fainting). People with hemophobia are usual afraid of sight of own blood, rarely they dread other persons' or animals blood. Herpetophobia - The fear of reptiles, amphibians or other similar animals. Heterophobia - fear or dislike of heterosexuals. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - fear of the number 666. (literally, "fear of the number six-hundred and sixty-six") is the fear that originates in the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18 which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ. Homophobia - aversion to homosexuality or fear of homosexuals. Hoplophobia - aversion to firearms or firearms owners. Hoplophobia - fear of weapons, specifically firearms. Irrational, morbid fear of guns, it may cause sweating, faintness, discomfort, rapid pulse, nausea, sleeplessness, and more at mere thought of guns.

Hydrophobia, Hydrophobic - a property of being repelled by water. Hydrophobia - fear of water (a symptom of rabies). I Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors - Doctor visits can cause anxiety in nearly anyone. For some people, however, normal anxiety gives way to outright panic. Iatrophobia, or fear of doctors, is surprisingly common today. Ichthyophobia - fear of fish. Although the term technically refers to a specific phobia, in many contexts it may refer to any kind of fear of fish, such as fear of eating fish, or fear of dead fish. Galeophobia is a subtype of ichthyophobia specifically focused on one species, sharks. L Ligyrophobia - fear of loud noises. Phonophobia (also called ligyrophobia) is a fear of loud sounds. It can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one's own voice. Lipophobicity - a property of fat rejection. Lipophobicity, also sometimes called lipophobia is a chemical property of chemical compounds which literally means "fat rejection". Lipophobic compounds are those not soluble in lipids or other non-polar solvents.

From the other point of view, they do not absorb or adsorb fats. M Metrophobia - The fear of poetry. Many people first develop this phobia in school, when overzealous teachers encourage them to rank poems according to artificial scales, break them down and search for esoteric meanings. Musophobia - fear of mice and/or rats. Fear of mice and rats is one of the most common specific phobias. An exaggerated, phobic fear of mice and rats has traditionally been depicted as a stereotypical trait of women, with numerous books, cartoons, television shows, and films portraying hysterical women screaming and jumping atop chairs or tables at the sight of a mouse. Mysophobia - fear of germs, contamination or dirt. More commonly known as "germaphobia" or "germ phobia", is a pathological fear of germs, dirt, and above all of contamination. Mysophobia is common in the United States. Some experts link the growing incidence of this disorder to Americans' general perception of the world as being a dangerous, uncontrollable place. N Necrophobia - fear of death, the dead.

Necrophobia is the fear of death or dead things (e.g., corpses) as well as things associated with death (e.g., coffins). Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia - An abnormal and persistent fear of anything new including new things, ideas or situations, of novelty. Nomophobia - Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. More than 13 million Brits fear being out of mobile phone contact, according to research. Experts say nomophobia could affect up to 53 per cent of mobile phone users, with 48 per cent of women and 58 per cent of men questioned admitting to experiencing feelings of anxiety when they run out of battery or credit, lose their phone or have no network coverage. Nosophobia - fear of contracting a disease. It is related to hypochondriasis, but there are several important differences between the two conditions. The most important difference is specificity. A person with hypochondriasis has several physical symptoms that he or she fears may be caused by illness.

Someone with nosophobia, however, is afraid of a specific disease and becomes convinced that he or she has the symptoms of that particular disease. Nyctophobia , Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia - fear of darkness. Nyctophobia is a pathological fear of the dark. Its symptoms include breathlessness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly or sensation of detachment from reality and death. Fear of the dark is common in children, and often passes as they mature. If it persists for more than six months, fear of the dark should be professionally treated, as it can become crippling in older children and adults. O Ophidiophobia - Ophidiophobia or Ophiophobia refers to the fear of snakes. Fear of snakes is sometimes called by a more general term, herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. Ornithophobia - fear of birds. Ornithophobia is a type of specific phobia, an abnormal, irrational fear of birds. Osmophobia, Olfactophobia - fear of smells. Osmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to smells or odors.

The phobia generally occurs in chronic migraine sufferers who may have odor triggered migraines. Such migraines are most frequently triggered by foul odors, but the hypersensitivity may extend to all odors. One study found as many as 25% of migraine sufferers had some degree of osmophobia. Osmophobia - hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors. Common during pregnancy. P Panphobia - fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it. Also known as omniphobia or pantophobia, is the fear of everything or a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil. Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th. If you base your belief on media attention, superstition about Friday the 13th might be the number one superstition in America today. Pedophobia - fear or dislike of children. Phonophobia - fear of loud sounds. Phonophobia - hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds. common during an alcohol hangover or migraine. Photophobia, Photophobic - a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.

Photophobia - hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light (a symptom of Meningitis and a common condition of migraine headaches). Photophobia is a symptom of excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to sunlight or well-lit places. In medical terms it is not fear, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure. Psychophobia - prejudice and discrimination against mentally ill. Psychophobia is fear of, prejudice or discrimination against the mentally ill. Over history the mentally ill were accused of being possessed by demons or the devil or of being witches or warlocks or devil worshipers. In modern times when psychology was developed it was found that such people had a mental illness and no demons or any other explanations mentioned above, yet the fear of the mentally ill has continues. Pyrophobia - The hate, or an abnormal or even irrational fear of fires or high temperatures. R Radiophobia - fear of radioactivity or X-rays. Radiophobia is an abnormal fear of ionizing radiation, also used in the sense of fear of X-rays. The term is used in several related senses: in reference to a neurological disorder, to a specific phobia, and (polemically, not medically) to general opposition to the use of nuclear energy.

Ranidaphobia - fear of frogs. Fear of frogs and toads has been recorded in the history of many cultures. For example, seeing a frog may be a bad omen or frogs and toads may give a person warts. At the same time in other cultures frogs are considered as good omen. A survey carried out by researchers from the Johannesburg Zoo have shown that in modern times old superstitions play less significant role and modern children are more concerned whether frogs are poisonous or harmless. S Sociophobia - fear or dislike of society or people in general. Social anxiety is a term used to describe an experience of anxiety (emotional discomfort, fear, apprehension or worry) regarding social situations and being evaluated by other people. It occurs early in childhood as a normal part of social functioning. People vary in how often they experience social anxiety or in which kinds of situations. It can be related to shyness or other emotional or temperamental factors, but its exact nature is still the subject of research and theory. Extreme social anxiety can be disabling and may be diagnosed as social anxiety disorder (social phobia). T Taphophobia - fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.

Fear of being buried alive is the fear of being placed in a grave while still alive as a result of being incorrectly pronounced dead. The abnormal, psychopathological version of this fear is referred to as taphophobia (from Greek taphos, meaning "grave"), which is translated as "fear of graves". Before the advent of modern medicine the fear was not entirely irrational. Throughout history there have been numerous cases of people being accidentally buried alive. Technophobia - fear of technology. Technophobia is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers. Tetraphobia - fear of the number 4. Tetraphobia is an aversion or fear of the number 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian regions such as China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The Chinese word for four (pinyin) sounds very similar to the word for death. Thermophobia/Thermophobic - aversion to heat. Thermophobic is used to describe an intolerance for high temperatures by either inorganic material or organisms. Tokophobia - fear of childbirth. Primary tokophobia is the fear of childbirth which pre-dates pregnancy and can start in adolescence.

Secondary tokophobia is due to a previous negative experience regarding traumatic birth, poor obstetric practice or medical attention, postpartum depression or other such upsetting events. Transphobia - fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people. Transphobia (or less commonly, transprejudice) refers to discrimination against transsexuality and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity. Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia - fear of the number 13. Terdekaphobia is an irrational fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. Trypanophobia, Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia - fear of needles or injections. Trypanophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, belonephobia, or enetophobia, names that are technically incorrect because they simply denote a "fear of pins/needles" and do not refer to the medical aspect of trypanophobia.

The name that is in common usage is simply needle phobia. X Xenophobia - fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens. Xenophobia is a fear or contempt of that which is foreign or unknown, especially of strangers or foreign people. Xenophobia - fear or dislike of foreigners. Xerophobia/Xerophobic - aversion to dryness. Z Zoophobia - a generic term for animal phobias. Zoophobia or animal phobia may have one of two closely related meanings: a generic term for the class of specific phobias to particular animals, or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals. Phobia lists - Biology Online Phobia lists Phobia A phobia is an irrational, persistent fear of certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made Different kinds of Phobia Acrophobia, Altophobia — fear of heights. Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailiable.

Algophobia — fear of pain. Anthropomorphobia — fear or dislike of anthropomorphic traits. Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia — fear of water, specifically the morbid fear of drowning. Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia — fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children. Aviophobia, Aviatophobia — fear of flying. Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia — fear of microbes and bacteria. Bathophobia — fear of depth. Cibophobia, Sitophobia — aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa. Claustrophobia — fear of confined spaces. Clinophobia — fear of going to bed or falling asleep. Coulrophobia — fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns). Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia — fear of dentists and dental procedures. Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder — a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect. Emetophobia — fear of vomiting. Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia — fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating.

Erotophobia — fear of sexual love or sexual questions. Erythrophobia — pathological blushing. Genophobia, Coitophobia — fear of sexual intercourse. Glossophobia — fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. Gymnophobia — fear of nudity. Hoplophobia — fear of firearms (guns). Heliophobia — fear of sunlight. Hemophobia, Haemophobia — fear of blood. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the number 666. Lalophobia, Laliophobia — fear of speaking. Ligyrophobia — fear of loud noises. Mysophobia — fear of germs, contamination or dirt. Necrophobia — fear of death, the dead. Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia — fear of newness, novelty. Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia — fear of darkness. Osmophobia, Olfactophobia — fear of smells.

Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia — fear of Friday the 13th. Pyrophobia — fear of fire. Radiophobia — fear of radiation or X-rays. Sociophobia — fear/dislike of society or people in general (see also "sociopath"). Taphephobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive. Technophobia — fear of technology (see also Luddite). Tokophobia — fear of childbirth. Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia — fear of the number 13. Trypanophobia — fear of needles, injections or of pointed objects. Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens. Zoophobias Apiphobia, Melissophobia — fear of bees. Arachnophobia — fear of arachnids, usually specific to spiders. Chiroptophobia — fear of bats.

Question: 'Olfactophobia' is the morbid fear of what?
Answer: SMELLS